So I'm relatively new to the home brewing and I need help saving my first batch of mead. Basic 1 gal of mead but when I originally made it I wasn't as disciplined and could have been. So I don't have meadurements or amounts, just a few notes.
Anyhow... I racked it many times over the period of 6 months and there was no more sediment or any type of tiny bubbles at the 6 month mark so I decided to bottle. Well I've noticed sediment in the 4 bottles, and a sticky honey like material seeping through the cork yesterday. I also have a "taster" in a grolsch flip top bottle. Last night I opened up the grolsch and the lid just about launched off...
My immediate fear is the wine bottles exoloding while I try to handle them. But then is it saveable?
1. I've read I can freeze it to reduce co2 pressure. Is this right? And if so, will it be safer to handle and try to save?
2. Is it saveable if I can safely open them? And if so, how? I was thinking of doing a very quick boil to kill what yeast is left and then mixing in a few Camden tablets before letting it sit another while before re-bottling.
Anyway, I need rest thoughts and opinions so I can start fixing it today before they do explode. I just don't want my first experiment to go to waste if I don't have too.
Thanks in advance!
Anyhow... I racked it many times over the period of 6 months and there was no more sediment or any type of tiny bubbles at the 6 month mark so I decided to bottle. Well I've noticed sediment in the 4 bottles, and a sticky honey like material seeping through the cork yesterday. I also have a "taster" in a grolsch flip top bottle. Last night I opened up the grolsch and the lid just about launched off...
My immediate fear is the wine bottles exoloding while I try to handle them. But then is it saveable?
1. I've read I can freeze it to reduce co2 pressure. Is this right? And if so, will it be safer to handle and try to save?
2. Is it saveable if I can safely open them? And if so, how? I was thinking of doing a very quick boil to kill what yeast is left and then mixing in a few Camden tablets before letting it sit another while before re-bottling.
Anyway, I need rest thoughts and opinions so I can start fixing it today before they do explode. I just don't want my first experiment to go to waste if I don't have too.
Thanks in advance!